Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein [a] (born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999.He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
A coronation anthem is a piece of choral music to accompany the crowning of a monarch. Many composers have written such works. Being anthems, they are not hymns but textured motets requiring a trained choir. Four familiar coronation anthems are those by George Frideric Handel composed in 1727 for the crowning of George II of Great Britain.
The recording, featuring both the music and spoken word from the ceremony, will be available to stream and download on Saturday 6 May
Ibrahim moves from the discordant, free-sounding improvisation of 'Ocean and the River', and the joyous, township-jive sounds of 'Tookah' and 'Banjana, Children of Africa', to the soulful and meditative 'Blues for a Hip King'". [2] The last of these is a tribute to Duke Ellington; [2] "For Coltrane" is a John Coltrane tribute. [1] "
The King goes on to detail his formative years, from his time at a US boarding school to his military career in Zarqa and his marriage proposal to Rania Yassin on Tal Rumman. In the first two parts of the memoir, covering the King's childhood up to his ascension to the Throne, King Hussein offers his son lessons in diplomacy. When King Hussein ...
Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.
All 19 winners of "American Idol" have released "coronation songs" upon their win. The quality ranges greatly, from borderline un-listenable to true bops. Insider ranked them based on lyrics ...
Coronation attendees were spotted singing Katy Perry songs on the London Underground after King Charles III was crowned in the capital. In footage shared by Christopher Hope of the Daily Telegraph ...